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03/02/2026

GTEC TO FAST TRACK ACCREDITATION FOR SPECIALISED TRAINNING PROGRAMMES UNDER MAHAMA CARES INITIATIVE – JINAPOR
The Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Professor Ahmed Jinapor-Abdulai says that GTEC has laid down measures to fast-track accreditation process for the proposed Post-Basic Specialised Training Programmes to be run under the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (Mahama Cares) Initiative.
Prof. Jinapor-Abdulai said this on Monday, February 2, 2026, when he paid a courtesy call on the Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC), Mrs. Philomina A. N. Woolley at her office in Accra to discuss how GTEC and N&MC can collaborate to get accreditation for the Post-Basic Specialised Training Programmes under the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (Mahama Cares) Initiative. He was accompanied by the Director for Accreditation, Mr. Saaka Sayuti, The Head of Legal, Mr. Felix Awuah, the Head of Accreditation (Nursing & Allied Health Department), Mrs. Abena Asafu-Adjaye Nkrumah and the Head of Public Relations and Protocol, Mr. Charles Mbeah.
Mrs. Philomina A. N. Woolley said she was privileged to receive the Director-General and his team on their first visit to her office. She informed the team that five nursing and midwifery institutions namely the Nursing and Midwifery Training College (NMTC), Tamale, Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Nursing School, Kumasi, Nursing and Midwifery Training College (NMTC),Kumasi, Nursing and Midwifery Training College (NMTC), Korle-Bu, and the Peri-Operative and Critical Care Nursing School (PON/CCN), Korle-Bu have been selected to run degree programmes in Emergency Nursing, Cardiology Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Endocrinology Nursing, Nephrology Nursing and Oncology Nursing.
Prof. Jinapo-Abdulai commended the Registrar for working diligently in regulating the nursing and midwifery education in Ghana and assured her of his support in getting the specialized programmes accredited within the shortest possible time.

03/02/2026

03/02/2026

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03/02/2026

14/11/2025

As Ghana Health Service, we remain committed to ensuring equity by creating youth-friendly spaces where adolescents feel safe, respected, and empowered. Achieving this requires strong policies, non-judgmental health services, and the active support of families and communities.

14/11/2025

Diabetes

Labs that can help you diagnose diabetes mellitus include fasting blood glucose, a 2-hour glucose tolerance test (OGTT), random blood glucose test, and hemoglobin A1c.

Normal findings include fasting glucose less than 100 mg/dL, OGTT less than 140 mg/dL, random blood glucose less than 200 mg/dL, and hemoglobin A1c less than 5.7%.

On the other hand, if there is diabetes mellutus, fasting glucose is at least 126 mg/dL, OGTT is equal to or greater than 200 mg/dL, random blood glucose is also at least 200 mg/dL, and hemoglobin A1c is 6.5% or more.

Anything between normal values and diabetes mellitus is considered prediabetes.

26/10/2025

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26/10/2025

Managers conference

Ghana Health Service is bringing together senior nursing and midwifery leaders from across the country to share insights, strengthen leadership, and advance strategies for delivering quality healthcare.

Follow the highlights and key discussions from the Senior Nursing and Midwifery Managers Conference 2025, live on here on Facebook, from 27th – 31st October, 2025.

26/10/2025

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The Government of Ghana has signed an agreement with the Government of Grenada for the recruitment of nurses. This is to seek applications from experienced, dynamic and committed individuals who are interested in a challenging yet highly rewarding professional opportunity in Grenada for the position of:

REGISTERED NURSE

With the following specialties: -

 Critical Care Nurses
 Accident and Emergency Nurses
 Infectious Disease Nurses
 Public Health Nurses
 General Nurses

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCES

(i) The Applicant should meet the regulatory requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana,
(ii) Applicants should have at least five (5) years working experience.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Each Applicant is required to provide the following:
 Original/ Two (2) Photocopies of nursing academic certificate,
 Original/ Two (2) Photocopies of certificate of good standing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council,
 Current and Previous appointment,
 Original/ Two (2) Photocopies of certificate of criminal record from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service covering the immediate past six (6) months,
 Original/ Two (2) Photocopies of certificate of change of name where applicable,
 Original/ Two (2) Photocopies immunization certificate,
 Original/ Two (2) Photocopies of the Birth Certificate,
 Two (2) copies of an up-to-date curriculum vitae,
 Two (2) reference letters dated within the last six (6) months,
 An endorsed recent passport size photograph with white background,
 Biodata page of passport with two (2) years validity,
 Application Form,
 Any other relevant document.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

 Application starts from Friday, 24th October 2025 and ends on Tuesday, 28th October 2025.
 Applicants are to apply through the Ministry of Health’s Recruitment Portal, https://hr.moh.gov.gh or email : mohhrhd@moh.gov.gh

Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview and will be required to submit all the necessary documents including certified copies of qualifications and professional registration.

28/09/2025

A good number of people die at accident scenes because of how we handle them rather than the accident itself.
You don't need medical training to know these things.
Stay tune

27/09/2025

🚨 “Pit to Distress” – When Birth is Rushed 🚨

“Pit to distress” isn’t just about a medication.

It’s about a mindset of increasing pitocin quickly to purposefully place the baby in distress so it can end in a c-section often for the convenience of the provider.

🔹 What happens?
Pitocin (synthetic oxytocin) is started to speed things up. Instead of titrating slowly and watching how the uterus and baby respond, the dose keeps climbing higher and higher. Contractions pile on too strong, too long, too close together.

The baby eventually shows signs of distress (heart rate drops, decelerations). Suddenly, the provider calls for an “emergency” cesarean.

🔹 Why does this matter?
Because sometimes, this isn’t an accident.
-Providers are under pressure to manage multiple patients at once.
-Hospitals run on schedules, not physiology.
-The “standard” of care often rewards efficiency over patience.
-For some, a quick surgical delivery is faster than waiting through a long physiologic labor.

This means pitocin can be used almost as a tool to provoke distress often creating a medical reason to end labor sooner.

⚠️ The harm? Families may believe their body failed and trauma bond.

This type of pit to distress often ends in a cesarean due to fetal distress as that is the whole point.

This type of dangerous play with pit can also lead to brain injury for the baby.

Pit to distress IS obstetrical violence.

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24/09/2025

🔥 Thousands walked, one voice echoed: Red Means STOP 🚦 – Say NO to hard Drugs!

Salvaging the youth for a better tomorrow ✌🏾😌